encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
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a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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The latest numbers from the city's Department of Emergency Management show the number of encampments dropped from 245 in January to 162 in December.
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Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Getting women out of homeless encampments has been their goal this last year, Henges said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Claims of harassment were made against both encampment members and counter-protesters, but there were no major instances of violence.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
There are no current plans to clear the encampment at Pig’s Eye Park, said Rodriguez.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Getting women out of homeless encampments has been their goal this last year, Henges said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Claims of harassment were made against both encampment members and counter-protesters, but there were no major instances of violence.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
There are no current plans to clear the encampment at Pig’s Eye Park, said Rodriguez.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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